George Frederick Veenker (1894-1959)

George Frederick Veenker

Birth

17 Apr 1894

Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa, USA

Death

8 Sep 1959 (aged 65)

Malta, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA

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Malta Cemetery

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113-3-4

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George Veenker was assistant football coach at the University of Michigan as well as head basketball coach in the 1920s. He was hired by Iowa State University in the early thirties to coach football where he reinstated the great Iowa-Iowa State rivalry. He was athletic director and oversaw the design of the golf course. When he retired in 1938 the course was renamed the Veenker Memorial Golf Course.

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Rose Kempson Veenker

1891–1973

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Bertha Schaeferkort Veenker

Rose Kempson Veenker

Ralph George Veenker

Herman F. Veenker

Elizabeth Veenker Ufken

Fred George Veenker

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Bertha Schaeferkort Veenker

Rose Kempson Veenker

Ralph George Veenker

Herman F. Veenker

Elizabeth Veenker Ufken

Fred George Veenker

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